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Equivalent electrical circuit model of Terahertz photoconductive antenna receiver in a pulsed system

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In this paper, an effort has been made to analyze the performance of a photoconductive antenna as a receiver by modeling an equivalent electrical circuit of it, which is based on the physics involved in its operation.
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Photoconductive antenna (PCA), due to its simple and compact structure, is emerging in recent times as a popular device for generation of Terahertz (THz) frequencies. The working of PCA is based on the optical-to-electrical power conversion technique. The main advantage of the PCA is that it can be used both as a source as well as a detector with little changes in the operating mechanism. In literature, several experimental, simulation and theoretical studied are available for PCA operating as a source. However, very few experimental and simulation studies are available to analyze the performance of PCA as a receiver. In this communication, an effort has been made to analyze the performance of a PCA as a receiver by modeling an equivalent electrical circuit of it, which is based on the physics involved in its operation.

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